SDR ACE0531021

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
June 3, 2002
Submitted
December 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC41
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Control Cable
Part number
11452403733
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator
Part time
36,450 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST ELEVATOR TRIM TO REDUCE CONTROL FORCES AND NOTICED THAT TRIM SYS DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS WORKING NORMAL. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING , PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST ELEVATOR TRIM, NOTED THAT TRIM WHEEL STARTED TO BIND. BROKEN UPPER ELEVATOR TRIM CNTRL CABLE AT PULLEY BLOCK LOCATED AFT OF CARGO DOOR AT STA 511. INSP OF CABLE REVEALED LARGE AMOUNT OF PHENOLIC DUST FROM TRIM CABLE PULLEY. EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON FAILED CABLE AT THE BREAKAGE POINT. OTHER CABLES, ALSO HAD SAME PHENOLIC DUST COVERING WERE INSP AND REPLACED ALL CABLES CONDITION AT THE SAME FUSELAGE STATION (AFT END OF CARGO FLOOR AT STA 511) ONLY AT THAT LOCATION. SUSPECT FREQUENT DELUGE WITH WATER AS A CAUSE.

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